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Born a Buckeye and lived in several states and two countries. Now in San Antonio, Texas. Academic psychologist. Widowed twice, one adult daughter who's a respected film critic. Two black cats, same age and adopted together from a shelter. Fervent Catholic. she/her/their/whatever, but not he/him.

Comics I Follow

Snow Sez

Snow Sez

By T. Shepherd
Francis

Francis

By Patrick J. Marrin
For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake

By Mike Morgan
Chuck Draws Things

Chuck Draws Things

By Chuck Mullin
Breaking Cat News

Breaking Cat News

By Georgia Dunn
Texts From Mittens

Texts From Mittens

By Angie Bailey
9 Chickweed Lane

9 Chickweed Lane

By Brooke McEldowney
Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

By Bill Watterson
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston
Frazz

Frazz

By Jef Mallett
FoxTrot Classics

FoxTrot Classics

By Bill Amend
Baldo

Baldo

By Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos
La Cucaracha

La Cucaracha

By Lalo Alcaraz
Lalo Alcaraz

Lalo Alcaraz
One Big Happy

One Big Happy

By Rick Detorie
Sylvia

Sylvia

By Nicole Hollander
Rose is Rose

Rose is Rose

By Don Wimmer and Pat Brady
Luann

Luann

By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Ripley's Believe It or Not

Ripley's Believe It or Not

By Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
JumpStart

JumpStart

By Robb Armstrong
Peanuts

Peanuts

By Charles Schulz

Recent Comments

  1. about 14 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

    As Gloria says, start with June 19th for the beginning of the war.

  2. about 19 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

    Try deleting your post from this thread and reposting it in one of the bird-related ones. Thank you.

  3. about 19 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

    What we do for our cat overlords.

  4. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

    Losing a younger sibling or any younger family member is extra hard, because it disrupts the natural circle of life. Please accept my condolences on the passing of your brother.

  5. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

    Complicated backstory. You’ve done nothing wrong, but it might be better to delete your comment.

  6. about 20 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

    A well-attested pattern in North American English speakers, especially women. Have a look at the work of Deborah Tannen and others.

  7. 1 day ago on Breaking Cat News

    I bought some clear plastic thingies with pointy bits, designed to keep cats off items, in order to prevent my voids getting close to the keyboard. Other people cut them to shape to fit into plant pots, in front of microwaves, anywhere you don’t want your kitty to be. They came from BigRiver in a set of ten, and don’t require adhesive or injure the underlying surface.

    YITESHI 10 Packs Scat Mat for Cats, 13X16 inches Pet Deterrent Spikes, Indoor Outdoor Humane Cat Repellent Fence

  8. 2 days ago on Breaking Cat News

    And in the handbook you get from the Cat Distribution System.

  9. 2 days ago on Breaking Cat News

    Very sorry to hear of your double loss: that of your friend, and that of sharing in the ceremonies. Eternal rest grant unto her.

  10. 3 days ago on Breaking Cat News

    Not traditionally Christmas, but day lilies, Easter lilies, daffodils/jonquils, and more. There’s good info on the Web.